Replacement Cooler for GPU, x800

While the Arctic Cooling line of heatsink/fans work, they don't work as well as the Zalman vf900.

I went from stock cooling solution, to the AC ATI cooler (R5), to the Zalman VF900, and now to watercooling.
 
Well I am only playing some WoW, CS, and BF2. At some point I will be building a whole new maching, but does it warrent the 20$ cost between the price difference of the the two?
 
I had an Arctic Cooler on my X800XL... until the fan died. I started getting artifacts for a day or 2 until I realized the damn fan wasn't spinning anymore. So I bought a Zalman VF900. Pricey, but worth it. I could turn the fan voltage all the way down and it was completely silent and still cooled better than the Arctic Cooler did.

The VF700 series will also fit on the x800 series and is a bit cheaper, but doesn't have as many mounting options. If you decide to keep it to use on your next video card it might not have the right mounting bracket. If you don't plan to keep it, it'll work almost as well at cooling for less money. I'd still recommend it over the AC.
 
This is in the clearance section at svc.com. I think it's a pretty good deal for a decent cooler. AC Silencer 4 for X800 series cards.

linky
 
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